John James Pearson

John James Pearson (born October 25, 1800 in Darby , Pennsylvania , †  May 30, 1888 in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . In 1836 and 1837 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1805, John Pearson moved to Mercer with his parents . There he mainly attended private schools. After a subsequent law degree and his license to practice law in August 1822, he began to work in Mercer County in this profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

After the resignation of MP John Banks , Pearson was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 5, 1836. Since he waived another candidacy in the regular congressional elections of 1836 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1837 .

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Pearson practiced again as a lawyer. Between 1838 and 1842 he was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate . On April 7, 1849, he became presiding judge for the courts in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties . He held this office until January 1, 1882. He died on May 30, 1888 in Harrisburg, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John James Pearson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John James Pearson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Banks	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (24th constituency) December 5, 1836 - March 3, 1837	Thomas Henry